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<h1>What is Dead Souls?</h1>
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The Dead Souls MUD Library is a multi-user text based adventure
creation system. It allows the user to build their own adventure game
which can be played over the internet simultaneously by many people. It
is designed for both experienced and beginner MUD admins. The download
package includes both the UNIX and Microsoft Windows versions.<br>
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<h1>Why use Dead Souls?</h1>
<p>If you love another mudlib, then go ahead and keep using it. We're
not here to persuade anyone to stop doing what they prefer. Dead Souls
is targeted at three main audiences:</p>
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  <li>People who are new to creating and running a MUD, and need a
mudlib that is well-coded, well-featured, well-documented, and works
great right out of the box.
Dead Souls comes configured with a working combat system, races (with
limbs and detailed body stats), classes, magic system, emotes, postures
(even flying), built-in ftp and web servers, menu-driven MUD
administration tool, intermud network channels, QCS, a sample town
loaded with examples of objects and quests, banking, economics,
variable description based on time-of-day, and much, much more.</li>
  <li>People who liked the old Nightmare code base and want to get
their hands on a lib with the old Nightmare magic that actually works.</li>
  <li>Folks who tried their hand at older, unsupported mudlibs but are
looking for something more modern and currently maintained.<br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="./javaclient/demo.html">Click
here to
visit the Demo MUD and see for yourself</a><br>
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      <h2>Download Links:</h2>
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        <li><a href="http://lpmuds.net/files/deadsouls/ds2.8.4.zip">2.8
Stable (recommended. <span
 style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">Use this one.</span>)</a></li>
        <li><a href="http://dead-souls.net/code/alpha">2.9 Alpha
(experimental: <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span
 style="font-weight: bold;">Awesome</span> but new.</span>)</a></li>
        <li><a href="http://lpmuds.net/files/deadsouls/dsIIr8.zip">IIr8
Public Domain (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">unsupported
version!&nbsp; Experts only. No docs in this one.</span>)</a></li>
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      <h2>Frequently Asked Questions and Docs</h2>
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        <li><a href="http://dead-souls.net/ds-inst-faq.html">Installation
Guide (for UNIX and
for Windows)</a></li>
        <li><a href="http://dead-souls.net/ds-admin-faq.html">Admin FAQ</a></li>
        <li><a href="http://dead-souls.net/ds-creator-faq.html">Creator
FAQ</a></li>
        <li><a href="http://dead-souls.net/debugging.html">Debugging FAQ</a></li>
        <li><a href="http://dead-souls.net/ds-faq.html">General FAQ</a></li>
        <li><a href="http://dead-souls.net/example.html">The Quick
Creation System (aka OLC, aka QCS)<br>
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      <h2>Non-Technical Information</h2>
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        <li><a href="http://lpmuds.net/forum/index.php?topic=9.0">Latest
News</a></li>
        <li><a href="http://lpmuds.net/forum/">Forum</a></li>
        <li><a href="http://dead-souls.net/articles.html">Articles and
Opinions</a></li>
        <li><a href="http://dead-souls.net/news.html">Archived news</a>
        </li>
        <li><a href="http://dead-souls.net/router.html">Intermud 3
router</a></li>
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      <h2>Additional Technical Docs</h2>
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        <li><a href="http://dead-souls.net/verbs.html">Verb Tutorial</a></li>
        <li><a href="http://dead-souls.net/editor.html">Editor Tutorial</a></li>
        <li><a href="http://dead-souls.net/RELEASE_NOTES">Release Notes
          </a></li>
        <li><a href="http://dead-souls.net/docs">In-game docs</a></li>
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<p class="centered_txt"><span style="font-weight: bold;">New!</span>
See the <a href="http://lpmuds.net">LPMud information page</a><br>
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